{"id":2207704,"date":"2026-10-19T19:46:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2207704"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:46:53","slug":"o-j-simpson-lead-detective-tom-lange-trashes-new-accomplice-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2207704","title":{"rendered":"O.J. Simpson Lead Detective Tom Lange Trashes New Accomplice Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/62\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/6240cb42d26a490e9fa9905502f03689_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">O.J. Simpson Lead Detective Tom Lange Trashes New Accomplice Theory<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">O.J. Simpson Lead Detective<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I&#8217;m Not Buying O.J. Accomplice Theory<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-19T12:46:53-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202610\"><br \/>\n                October 19, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            12:46 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-e7d61e45f18af9fc9ba29396cc8e3edf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-abae81c4-30db-4740-8a22-521e145a712d-1514231670-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b2\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/b2dd3dcdb7594c8fb515285f5bc4a787_md.png\" alt=\"101926 tom kal uopadted\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-abae81c4-30db-4740-8a22-521e145a712d-1514231670-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">erroneous!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/oj-simpson-detective-tom-lange-talks-ippolito-10-19-2026\/\">Video: O.J. Simpson Detective Tom Lange Shoots Down New Accomplice Theory<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-62a50d9e088ea9f58f21e70e9c07e408\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The lead detective in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/o-j-simpson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>O.J. Simpson<\/strong><\/a> murder case is throwing cold water on a new bombshell claim that O.J. had help covering his tracks &#8230; and he&#8217;s not mincing words.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1e0c12631ae27af29b922025b9447f94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Retired LAPD detective <strong>Tom Lange<\/strong> joined us on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; Monday, and we asked how much stock he puts in the theory that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joey-ippolito\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Joseph &#8220;Joey&#8221; Ippolito<\/strong><\/a> helped O.J. dispose of evidence after the 1994 murders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nicole-brown-simpson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Nicole Brown Simpson<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ron-goldman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ron Goldman<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d255141db3346218a3126af92cdf10fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240611_44aab441c7094372b65525c257ba46d0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41824335-044d-4ef7-bc5c-956f14d26cd8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/4by3\/2024\/06\/11\/44aab441c7094372b65525c257ba46d0_md.jpg\" alt=\"ron goldman nicole brown simspon\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4dc4085b25018b54d4100f73171616e6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>His answer? &#8220;Pretty close to zero.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1d18f6c6d2bbe5a4c926a9cec1a39976\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tom admits the allegations make for an interesting story, but he says there&#8217;s one glaring problem &#8212; there&#8217;s no actual evidence.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9e348b919e996508cfb294b62a888f06\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260518_1f358d14ad7440729142a0c538b769f1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41824335-044d-4ef7-bc5c-956f14d26cd8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1f\/4by3\/2026\/05\/18\/1f358d14ad7440729142a0c538b769f1_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-Tom-Lange-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c6878b0aaf5ffad0bfcb516f820b0899\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ previously reported, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/18\/us\/oj-simpson-ippolito-informant-accomplice.html?eafs_enabled=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>New York Times<\/strong><\/a>investigation revealed claims from Joey&#8217;s brother, <strong>Sam Ippolito<\/strong>, who says Joey came home the night of the murders with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/18\/oj-simpson-possible-associate-allegedly-had-blood-on-his-hands-on-night-of-murders\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>bloody hands<\/strong><\/a> and a heavy bag, which Sam later dumped.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-55aa30ac6792c52e45f54d4011d6dc6a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tom tells us Joey&#8217;s name actually came up in several tips during the original investigation &#8230; but nothing linked him to the killings, and LAPD never interviewed him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-86cdc4469bbf8443fed12da0c82b7d73\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/harvey-levin\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Harvey<\/strong><\/a>suggested someone must have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/oj-simpson-may-have-had-accomplice-hide-weapon\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>helped<\/strong><\/a> O.J. ditch the evidence, Tom fired back with a detail from the original investigation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ee2a90d69f410bcfdd9e0cf23c93d171\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tom says a witness spotted O.J. at the airport shortly after the murders, allegedly pulling items from a bag and tossing them into a trash can before boarding a flight to Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3e3b80c48a999b815d5e12d58398bb84\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261018_40ce8fcedb02478fa4b7c44e334c2661\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41824335-044d-4ef7-bc5c-956f14d26cd8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/4by3\/2026\/10\/18\/40ce8fcedb02478fa4b7c44e334c2661_md.jpg\" alt=\"oj-simpson-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3afb0547ed7271c4d61ebe9fa4e8e158\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Nobody knows what he threw away &#8230; but Tom says that&#8217;s a whole lot more compelling than an unproven story about a mystery cleanup man with ties to O.J. and the mafia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ce3f8815e7d6a7f15c64eb4e1d8df37c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a fascinating listen from someone who knows the case inside and out &#8230; watch &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; to hear Tom break it all down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/tom-lange-questions-oj-simpson-accomplice-theory\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:41824335-044d-4ef7-bc5c-956f14d26cd8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/tom-lange-questions-oj-simpson-accomplice-theory\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:41824335-044d-4ef7-bc5c-956f14d26cd8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/19\/oj-simpson-accomplice-theory-believed-by-nicole-brown-sister\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:41824335-044d-4ef7-bc5c-956f14d26cd8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/38\/16by9\/2026\/10\/19\/38a5d5c345ba47b2bb8d0c5674e2859e_xs.jpg\" alt=\"oj simpson and nicole brown simpson getty 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Nicole Brown Simpson&#8217;s Sister Believes O.J. 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Simpson Lead Detective Tom Lange Trashes New Accomplice Theory O.J. Simpson Lead DetectiveI&#8217;m Not Buying O.J. Accomplice Theory Exclusive Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published October 19, 2026 12:46 PM PDT erroneous!!! Video: O.J. 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